Rep. John Lewis
We can be one.
September 23, 2020“What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.” Congressman & Civil Rights Leader – Rep. John Lewis
‘We need to stand together so we can be one.’
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Tell them Ruth and Rep. Lewis sent you.
Hero.
June 7, 2020Congressman John Lewis, who endured horrific beatings, threats to his life, and imprisonment as one of the original Freedom Riders, at Black Lives Matter Plaza. Rep. Lewis is the only surviving speaker of the March On Washington where Dr. King gave his ‘I Have A Dream Speech’
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On December 31st, 2019, the congressman and civil-rights icon disclosed a diagnosis of Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. In his public statement, his tenor remained characteristically triumphant, even optimistic: “I have been in some kind of fight—for freedom, equality, basic human rights—for nearly my entire life. I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now.” He added, “I have decided to do what I know to do and do what I have always done: I am going to fight it and keep fighting for the Beloved Community.” [The Atlantic]
“I HAVE A DREAM …”
(Copyright 1963, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.)
“March on Washington”
[Full Speech]
“Vote like you’ve never voted before.”
March 1, 2020
Rep. John Lewis in Selma, Alabama for the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
“We cannot give up now, we cannot give in,” Lewis told the cheering crowd. “We must keep the faith. Keep the eyes on the prize. We must go out and vote like we never, ever voted before.”
The annual commemoration of Bloody Sunday has always had a dual focus: honoring Lewis and the others who marched for voting rights on March 7, 1965, and highlighting issues that continue to face African Americans in present day.”
-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Congressman John Lewis
December 29, 2019
Sally Yates, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General:
“Prayers for Rep. John Lewis, the soul of America at our best.”
Never give up, never give in, never give out. Keep the faith, and keep your eyes on the prize. Together, we can redeem the soul of America. John Lewis
#goodtrouble
[Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He is 79.]
Rep. John Lewis & Stephen Colbert
September 1, 2016
August 31, 2016
Rep. Lewis joins Colbert for an interview about the Civil Rights Movement and his graphic novel series, March. Oh yeah – – and there was crowd surfing.
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May 16, 2016
Rep. John Lewis
September 14, 2015
John Lewis is a congressman from Georgia. He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was a leader of the Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting rights in 1965 and is the last surviving speaker from the historic March on Washington.